Operation Manual

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Advanced shooting functions
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Histogram
When shooting still pictures, you can display a histogram showing the
brightness and contrast of your subject in the monitor. You can also
display the black and white areas directly on the picture.
Displaying the brightness and contrast of your subject enables fine
adjustment of the exposure.
OFF Hides the histogram.
ON Displays the histogram for every picture.
DIRECT Displays the black and white areas directly on the picture.
Ex.1) When [ON] is selected in P mode
Ex.2) When [DIRECT] is selected in P mode
30
30
30
HQ
HQ
0.0
0.0
F2.8
F2.8
1/1000
1/1000
P
30
30
30
0.0
0.0
HQ
HQ
F2.8
F2.8
1/1000
1/1000
P
The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the luminance distribution
within the AF target mark.
AF
target mark
If the peak fills too
much of the red
frame, the image will
appear mostly white.
If the peak fills too
much of the blue
frame, the image will
appear mostly black.
Dark pictureBright picture
Red dots: Mainly white area
Blue dots: Mainly black area
When there are black and white parts in the
same area, they are displayed as blue dots.